Hi Guys, to start with, I know I'm late I missed my upload date, but been busy with family issues, having said that. Enjoy!
Chapter 2,
Liar Liar,
The following morning found the camp beginning to stir, Robin was the first to wake, and as if out of either suspicion or concern he glanced over to where Guy should have been, but he found only his furs. He was surprised that he didn't find Guy there, but he figured that he had gone out for a walk, so he hopped from his bunk and went about morning business, as the rest of the camp began to rise.
He looked out into the forest that had been his home now for years and with those years came the knowledge of the weather cycle it was almost winter, so their camp was going to need more protection added to it, if they were to stay warm at night. Tuck descended from his bunk and joined Robin as he rubbed his hands together to warm them.
"The air is getting crisp." He remarked,
"Yes we will have to make modifications to the camp for the cold nights." Robin continued,
"Where's Gisborne?" The friar asked, as he noticed Guy's bed was empty,
"Walking no doubt." Robin said,
"Without his weapon?" Tuck questioned, as he picked it up and showed it to Robin,
"Gisborne isn't the type to go anywhere without his weapon, he knows nobody trusts him, from camp or the villages." Robin stated,
"Could it be he has lowered his guard?" Tuck asked,
Robin thought about it and bit on his lip, "Not likely, Guy isn't the trusting sort; I need to go look for him." He said, with a somewhat concerned voice,
"What's up?" Allan asked, having heard parts of the conversation that involved Guy,
"Gisborne's gone and I'm going to look for him." Robin answered,
"Right then let's go." Allan said, as he buckled up his tunic,
"Well who said you were going?" Robin asked,
"I did, so shall we go before he catches his death of cold?" Allen continued,
"I'll come to Robin, the others can have breakfast ready by the time we get back, and Gisborne might appreciate something warm." Tuck said, joining in,
"Right then I'll have a soup ready by the time you guys get back." Much said, as he slipped off his bunk,
So as he set about fixing breakfast the trio departed into the forest.
Robin had no idea where Gisborne would go, on a walk, but he knew he would never go to town because Guy had told him he didn't feel safe there, but Robin had assured him that they would come to respect him in time. As they walked, the cold air whipped at their exposed flesh, and Robin wandered if Guy was feeling it, he actually surprised himself with how much concern he had for previous enemy.
"I'm not being funny, but Guy has got to be off his tree to be out in this weather." Allan said, as he breathed on his hands to warm them,
"Allan is right; Gisborne should not have wandered off with so limited protection." Tuck agreed, although he wasn't feeling the cold as much as everyone else, since he wore a large cloak.
As Robin and Tuck continued to talk Allan trained his eyes on a dark figure not to far away, it wasn't moving, and it wasn't until they got a little closer did Allan see that it was Gisborne.
"It's him, over there." He called out, as he bounded off in his former masters direction,
When they reached him, they saw that his face was somewhat pale and his skin was cold to touch, Robin knelt beside him.
"Gisborne." Robin slapped him a few times to see if you could rouse him, but it only caused him to mumble and briefly open his eyes,
"We have to get him back to camp now, before he gets any colder." Robin continued, so Tuck then scooped him up and they made for a swift return to the camp,
When they made it back to camp, much found himself rather concerned when he saw the Friar carrying Gisborne in his arms, even more so when he saw the color of his skin.
"That is not normal…is he dead?" Much asked, as he pointed at Gisborne with a wooden spoon,
"No, his alive and freezing he cannot sleep this off on the ground." Tuck said, his arms growing tired of carrying such weight,
Everyone seemed to guard their beds beside Allan and Much, Kate even more so as she was sitting on hers.
"He can have my bed." Robin said, as Tuck then promptly lay him down, and covered him with the furs,
"Much how far away is that soup?" The Friar asked,
"Ugh, not long, but do you think he's in the condition to be eating anything?" Much asked, still waving his spoon around,
"He will be soon, the rest of you go to Clun we have visits to make there, I'll stay here and look after Gisborne." Robin ordered,
"Are you sure Robin?" Tuck asked,
"Yes." Robin answered, the serious face that was seldom seen displayed on his features,
"Give him a rub down, it should warm him up, and the smell of Much' soup will bring him round." Tuck said, as he then waited for the others to grab there things and then exit the camp,
It was about an hour later that Gisborne began to stir, his skin had returned to it's natural pigment, and he began to open his eyes. Guy noticed that he was in camp, and soon turned his head to see Robin sitting there watching him.
"What happened?" Guy asked, lifting a hand to his head,
"Well I was hoping you would tell me, we found you in the forest." Robin answered,
"The forest…the girl where is she?" Guy asked, suddenly remembering what he was doing last night,
"What girl?" Robin asked,
"I stayed with her last night, that's why I was in the forest; she was lying there, when I found her." Guy explained,
"What did she look like?" Robin questioned,
"I…I don't know." Guy replied,
"Well surely you must remember something." Robin pried,
"I don't I'm sorry." Guy replied disappointedly,
"Don't be…why did you leave the camp in the first place?" Robin continued,
"The past was keeping me awake." Guy answered,
"Marian?" He asked,
"You know she was my wife."
"What!?"
"Much hadn't interrupted the ceremony until I placed the ring on her finger, and she spoke the words, in the eyes of God she was my wife, I should have made her live with me, but I was furious she embarrassed me at the wedding. Perhaps I had the hope that she would return to me herself, and I loved her so much that I allowed her to do as she wished, I have no way of knowing if she held any guilt over what she had done or not, but I allowed everyone to think that Much had succeeded." Guy explained as he paused, "She was mine, and yet she would always be yours." He continued,
Robin mulled it over for a while before he spoke, "And yet you killed her?" He stated,
"As I said, I can't even forgive myself, she was the only woman who tried to change the darkest side of me, I should have killed the sheriff like she asked." Guy said regretfully, as a tear glistened in his eye, before it slid down his cheek,
"Get some rest my friend." Robin said, as he placed a hand on Guy's shoulder before he rose and left the camp,
Gisborne didn't know how the information he had just given Robin would affect him, Marian was long gone, so he assumed it no longer mattered now that he had Kate. His thoughts were clouded and he would rather not think more on them, for his head hurt, and to him, it was far to early in the morning to be considering this like this, so he willingly slipped into a slumber.
Later that day he was woken by the returning members of Robins gang, he was strangely happy to see them all even if they hated him, Allan noticed he was awake when he rose into a sitting position.
"Well it's nice to see you out of the woods, so to speak." He said with a smile caressing his lips, Guy simply looked at him and then returned his gaze to the ground,
"Well the stew is still warm who wants a bowl?" Much asked as he took his place by the pot that sat simmering over the fire,
"It hasn't got squirrel in it, does it?" Guy asked, with a mischievous look,
"For the last time I do not cook squirrel." Much said, irritated that whenever he cooked a meat it was accused of being a poor furry creature,
"You sure?" Allan asked, as he was handed a bowl,
"Much you didn't?" Kate asked, joining in on the fun,
"I didn't." He defended,
"Sure you didn't." Guy said, as he patted Much on the back, while taking the bowl of stew that he held,
"One day I will cook squirrel and then you'll all be sorry." Much threatened, as he dropped the wooden spoon into the pot in defeat,
And just like that the mood had been lifted, however Robin was still in a mood of sorts as he still contemplated the information that he had been given a few hours earlier. Why hadn't Marian told him that she was married to Guy, if she had he would have understood Guy's need to possess her, because rightfully she was his.
He could beat himself up over this, but he knew he had to let it go, the question of 'why' would haunt him for a long while, but his relationship with Kate was only fresh, and he didn't need an incident like this to drag him back into the rut that he had only just crawled out of. The same one that Guy was still buried in, so no matter what, he needed to deal with this cautiously
A few days had passed and still Guy couldn't remember who he was with that night, he also noticed that as the days went by he barely remembered anything of that night. He was shocked however when at one time Robin asked him to accompany him on a walk into the forest, he was even more surprised when Robin asked him if there was anything troubling him.
Guy knew that Robin understood the guilt that he had for what he did to Marian, and he also knew that there were concerns about the King returning to England. Because at one time Guy had taken the time to ask Robin what would happen to him when Richard did return, because there was still the matter of his attempted assassination.
Robin had told him that he would no doubt be tried as being a traitor; Guy expressed his concern about death, because he finally had something that was worth fighting for. So robin agreed that his past actions were redeemed by his contribution to fighting against Prince John, and that he would speak to the King about pardoning him, if Guy explained how sorry he was for what he had done.
But still that was not really on his mind anymore, so he had no idea what to tell Robin when he asked, he wasn't even sure why Robin was asking. So when Guy had asked why he was so concerned, Robin had told him about his restlessness at night, apparently he was making such a ruckus that it woke the whole camp every time.
But after they talked for a while they agreed that it was because Guy had so many things to worry about, and that he was still chasing down the demons from his past. But when they received word of a gold shipment that Isabella was sending to Prince John, everything changed, and not for the better.
Robin and his gang hid in the forest waiting for the envoy to come into view, and from what they heard there was a lot of gold in the strongbox, which made it a worthy target to feed a lot of hungry mouths. Finally the guards and cart had come into sight, and that's when they struck, they jumped from their hiding places beside the road, and pounced on the unsuspecting guards.
"It's Hood!" One of the guards hollered, as he drew his sword ready to fend off the outlaws,
Soon the forest had turned into a battlefield, as Robin used his sword to swing his opponent' out of the way before delivering a swift blow to the face, rendering the guard unconscious. Kate was safely blocking and striking when she saw an opening, and Tuck true to his vows wasn't spilling blood, and was instead using his cudgel to knock the guards to the ground.
Allan was using a combination of kicks and lunges to take down his foes, while Little John was capable of taking down several at a time with his staff, and Much was using both hands for powerful attacks. Gisborne on the other hand danced about the battlefield, showing no mercy as he used his broad sword to rip through his attackers.
He was ruthless, as he deliberately switched positions to carve his way through Isabella's guards, after he watched a guard drop lifelessly to the ground he stood before his body breathing heavily, his eyes flashed yellow, his hair standing unnaturally upward. And as he stood there he honed his ears in an animal-like manner, he could hear a rapid heart beat closer than the rest that Robin's gang were battling.
No this was a lot closer, he could then hear the heavy breathing of someone behind him, and in an instant he turned, kneeing the man in stomach causing him to drop to the ground. He dropped to his hands and knees almost like a predator, pausing for but a moment before he snapped the man's neck.
Guy's head flicked up and he saw Robin fighting close by, he rose to his feet and walked over and grabbed the man's head flicking it to the side, the guard then dropped lifelessly to the forest floor. Robin looked up from the guard to Guy in horror, there was no emotion in his eyes at all.
"Gisborne." He managed,
"You killed him, you know the rules, you never kill unless there is no other way!" Robin nearly shouted,
"There was no other way." Guy said flatly, before he walked past Robin catching his shoulder in the motion,
Robin moved to catch Guy's arm, but when he did, Guy swung his sword defensively and cut Robin on the arm just above his bracers, Robin instinctively moved a hand towards the cut before looking Gisborne in the eyes. All he could see was hate and anger.
"Robin!" Kate interrupted, her voice cheery but raspy from the battle,
"Little John broke open the chest, it's loaded with gold coins, there's enough there to feed the villagers for months." She continued, just as happy,
"You're wounded." Guy said, noticing the cut on Robin's arm as if he had never seen it before,
"You did this." Robin blurted out,
Guy gave a surprised look, "Pardon?"
"You killed that guard broke his neck." Robin continued, as he pointed to the body,
"No, I don't kill anymore, you know that." Guy said in a slow and gentle voice,
"You would lie to my face Gisborne!?"
"I did not kill that guard, there's been enough death in my life." Guy shouted,
"What's all this then?" Allan asked, as he joined in on the conversation,
"Gisborne killed that man, and now he wants to lie about it." Robin answered,
"Robin…I would not jeopardize our new found relationship by doing something like this, do you truly believe that I would?" Guy asked, his voice low and gentle once more, "Perhaps when I knocked him down he fell wrong."
Robin starred long and hard at Guy, trying to find out why he would lie about this after he just watched the brutality of his actions, even the cut on his arm was undeniable and even now Guy acted as if he had done nothing.
"Oi, what's this all about?" Allan asked, now concerned by the conversation,
"Nothing, let's get back to camp…and as soon as we do Guy, I want a word with you." Robin said, as he gave Gisborne a sideways glare,
"Robin."
"Not another word Gisborne, now move." Robin ordered,
I hope you enjoyed the chapter, this was a result of too much (Beauty and the Beast-the series) inspiration for the eyes came from Vincent Keller, who is a beast. Review me please! :D
(Authors Note)
"Because many of you have been leaving reviews based on how the TV version of this played out I feel that I need to remind readers that fanfiction means that we as fans change certain situation to suit our needs and/or desires as they were. So when I say Marian was married to Guy, please take into account that I am a fan who has changed the course of the story to suit my needs. And to the last reader who left an aggressive review on my story, if you do not want a story to be centered around someone you do not find to your liking please read the description on the story before you read it, as comments such as these are not appreciated and will be removed as that one was. Aside from saying that I hope those who have enjoyed my story so far continue to read and enjoy, cause you make this story worth writing!"